Do I need an RB header?
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Do I need an RB header?
I'm thinking about putting the nice Sterling $350 rebuild (I still have it in a box) on my stock 83GS 12A and I wonder if I need (at least) an RB header? I'm concerned about being over-carbed with that big CFM Sterling.
Originally I was going to put the Sterling on the 85GSL and use that as a test car to develop a combination that would have good power and still pass CA smog. But I changed my plans (decided to sell the 85GSL to make room in my stable for something else, like maybe a Cosmo) when I got the tired SE I saved from the crusher running good, after 2 years parttime work on it, and actually got the paperwork all squared away (title, smog, tags and insurance). It's a kick to drive the SE and all I need now is a little more bodywork and a paintjob (thinking Pearl White semi-good $2000 job) and it's my DD. So then the 83GS is my mountain car, and with a little more HP it'll be Very Nice.
Anyone running a Big Sterling on a stockport 12A with pertinent experience?
Originally I was going to put the Sterling on the 85GSL and use that as a test car to develop a combination that would have good power and still pass CA smog. But I changed my plans (decided to sell the 85GSL to make room in my stable for something else, like maybe a Cosmo) when I got the tired SE I saved from the crusher running good, after 2 years parttime work on it, and actually got the paperwork all squared away (title, smog, tags and insurance). It's a kick to drive the SE and all I need now is a little more bodywork and a paintjob (thinking Pearl White semi-good $2000 job) and it's my DD. So then the 83GS is my mountain car, and with a little more HP it'll be Very Nice.
Anyone running a Big Sterling on a stockport 12A with pertinent experience?
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A header will not pass smog. If you keep the oem system and change it out for smog and preseve it for those times, a header will give you a good performance boost and help you realize the potential of the Sterling carb. I'm not sure if the Sterling will pass. The CA guys will need to chime in on that one.
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I had some beers with my friend Mike this evening and he has a header and I would like to have one of those, having driven his car, before the beers. It made his puny GS faster than my really nice GSL. If I just didn't have all those good exhaust parts, like stock mufflers, etc, I'd get one.
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You think you could pass visual with a header if you used a heat shield to conceil it? All you would have to do is say "It's a rotary, it's supposed to look like that."
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You think you could pass visual with a header if you used a heat shield to conceil it? All you would have to do is say "It's a rotary, it's supposed to look like that."
I have been wondering is it possible to disable the rats nest and air pump install and modified carb and intake (ie racing beat) then when the time comes to smog swap out the carbs and turn the air pump back on? My guess is that without the air pump on after two years of driving around the catalytic will be gummed up anyway.
Any thoughts?
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My RB header had the oxygen sensor bung & everything - and there's no emmissions inspection in this Province!
Everyone needs an RB header. Even if they don't own an RX-7. Just hang it on the wall
Everyone needs an RB header. Even if they don't own an RX-7. Just hang it on the wall
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